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14. Toon. Cednla toona. 



Indian mahogany. Timber fine, well coloured, used for furniture. 



15. Imli. Tamarindiis Indica. 



Tamarind. Very beautiful, large stem, eatable pods. 



16. Nim. Melia Azadevachta. 

 Beautiful ash-leaved, shady tree. 



17. Burgad. Fictis Indica. 

 Banian. 



18. Pipal. Ficits religiosa. 

 Sacred tree. 



19. Paker. Ficus venosa. 



These three figs grow to an enormous size. 



20. Pulas or Dhak. Butea froiidosa. 

 Stunted. Flame-coloured flowers. 



2 1 . Kikar. A cacia A rabica. 

 Camel-thorn. Produces gum Arabic. 



22. Khair. Acacia catechu. 

 Bark produces catechu. 



23. Bel. y^igle marmelos. 

 Medicinal fruit. 



24. Sissoo. Dalbergia sissoo. 



Very hard wood, most useful in India for spokes of wheels. 



25. Bans. Bambusa stricta. 



Solid bamboo, used for lances and slicks ; very strong. 



26. Bambusa tulda. 



Giant bamboo ; grows 70 feet long ; used for a thousand pur- 

 i poses ; hollow, very strong. There are over fifteen different 

 \ species of bamboo in India. There is an immense export of 



J bamboo floated down the rivers. 



27. Phoenix dactilifera. 



The date-palm. Grows well everywhere. 



